Active and Passive Voice Worksheet
A Grade 11 ELA worksheet focusing on identifying and transforming sentences between active and passive voice, along with understanding their impact on writing.
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Active and Passive Voice
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Read each question carefully and follow the instructions. This worksheet assesses your understanding of active and passive voice.
1. Identify the voice of the following sentence: 'The novel was written by a renowned author.'
Active Voice
Passive Voice
Conditional Voice
Subjunctive Voice
2. Which of the following sentences is in the active voice?
The ball was thrown by the pitcher.
A new policy will be implemented by the committee.
The student completed the assignment.
The experiment is being conducted by the scientists.
Rewrite the following sentences, changing them from active to passive voice or vice-versa. Be sure to maintain the original meaning.
3. The chef prepared a delicious meal. (Change to passive voice)
4. The report was submitted by the intern. (Change to active voice)
5. Critics praised the new film. (Change to passive voice)
6. Explain a situation where using the passive voice would be more appropriate or effective than the active voice. Provide an example sentence to support your explanation.
7. The active voice generally makes writing more direct and forceful.
True
False
8. In a passive voice sentence, the subject performs the action of the verb.
True
False
9. Read the following paragraph. Rewrite it, converting all passive voice sentences into active voice where appropriate, and explain the effect of your changes on the paragraph's clarity and impact. If some passive voice sentences are justified, explain why you kept them.
The ancient ruins were discovered by archaeologists last year. Many artifacts were carefully excavated from the site. A new theory about the civilization's decline is being developed by researchers based on these findings. The importance of the discovery cannot be overstated.